Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the iconic nemesis Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness (hey the cat’s out of the bag, he’s listed as Khan on the Imdb.com!), lavished director J.J. Abrams with heaps of praise, as he said the filmmaker has the “fervor of a 10-year-old child.”

With such great word of mouth surrounding the latest Star Trek installment, one wonders if Abrams will continue with the voyages of the Enterprise once he takes over the reigns of the next Star Wars picture.

The bottom line is Star Trek Into Darkness

should surpass Star Trek’s box office numbers ($385 million in 2009) by the end of summer. Click on the media bar to hear Cumberbatch accurately describe what makes Mr. Abrams such a unique filmmaker:

Star Trek Into Darkness has been moved a day up, as its new release date is May 16th.